No matter what: Let This Be Known:
I have experienced the power of Rama namam and Narayana mantram so profoundly everytime, since over a decade or two. Several years back, on one Sunday at Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple, as I was standing during Maha Harathi time, I felt very painful in my knees and could not even stay standing. Our friends and devotees Sriman Srinivas Bojja garu and Smt. Kumudha Bojja garu helped me to walk until the end of the hall where I could sit down. There were rows of chairs to help one sit down. After I went home, my feet were still hurting for days. But one time as the song Sri Ramachandra krupaalu bhaja man was coming on TV, I was surprised to see I was regaining my ability to stand and walk. I had similar problems with my hands, feet, as well as talking many times. I was unable to lift even a spoon or a book with my hands due to some arthritis or mascular pain, but Ramachandra Kripalu have blessed me again to mobilize my limbs and bring back normalcy. I just pick up my self, and do mudras I learnt as a Bhratnatyam student many many years back and see that I am able to move my neck, hands, feet using the jnanam bestowed on me from matha Saraswati themselves in form of Gurus, from Munshi ji of Hyderabad to Uma Nagarseth ji of Houston, where on and off I was fortunate to learn some tattaduvus etc. Even when I am alone, I keep getting these ischemic attacks, but recover quickly or eventually. They said it could be due to Potassium deficiency. That has helped me whenever I needed, but I do not have to depend on the medicine much.
Last night again I was affected, actually I noticed since a week or so. My knee would hurt so much even if I sit on a chair for as much as 10 -15 minutes, continually. I have to get up and walk or put my concentration and pull my strength together and walk. I cannot do it alone. I chant name of Sri Rama or Narayana, and it gives me strength. I cannot walk at that time, I have to follow the energy of the rhythm to stay alive, from the sound waves of Rama namam.
It is the inner force of Shri Parvathi matha, and Saraswati and Sri matha that gives me strength and ability to be mobile by following the rhythm, of the namasmaran or chanting and take steps as given by the gurus and take aduvulu, or any movement. If not, I am a vegetable.
Last night at the Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple again, I was suffering with another episode of Ischemic attack and had to walk out from where I was sitting and listening to Shri Swamy ji's lecture. As I pulled myself out before it was too late even to walk by myself, Smt. Laxmi Medi ji noticed and came rushing to help me. I went into the Goda ammavaru's garden (Nandana vanam, developed by devotees and volunteers of Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple) where Tulasi, and other Pushpa vanams are there, talk to each leaf, petal and creeper, finding Narayana in their love as if they move their heads or tiny fingers through the petals and creepers. They respond to you, love you and give you life source and happiness to be able to stay alive and show our gratitude to mother earth.
I did not share since so many years, but nama smaran gives me life, when everyone who helped me raise are in India or elsewhere, I trust His name and the sound of His name pulls every string in my otherwise inactive body and makes me move, chant or dance and once again keeps me alive. Jai Srimannarayana Jai SriRam Jai Jai Jai Srimannarayana 🙏🙏💐💐🙏🙏adiyen
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